Put Me In, Coach...!

Part I of Essay
Coaching girl's softball and boy's baseball teams has both many differences and similarities. They are obviously two different sports, but they have a lot in common. In the same way, the coaching position is known to be the hardest job on a team. He or she is responsible ....

Part II of Essay
.... have the last say with coaches. Wrong! A coach cannot please everyone. Few of the parents will complain of their child having certain disadvantages. Among all types of criticism a coach faces, the one heard the most is that their child has not been getting enough playing time. In baseball, there are nine positions on the playing field. Softball has an additional player, the rover. The parents seldom realize that if the coach has fourteen players on the team, and only nine to ten positions exist on the field, the other three or four play ....